Shock horror: How fear has shaped the course of history – Alex Andreou speaks to Robert Peckham

The Bunker

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News, Politics, Society & Culture, Government

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🗓️ 22 October 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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From the Romans to 9/11, fear has been used to influence our political landscape. But, what makes fear so potent and how does it continue to shape the world? Alex Andreou speaks to Robert Peckham, author of Fear: An Alternative History of the World, to find out if we can ever move beyond horror politics. “Fear has been weaponized throughout history since records began.” – Robert Peckham “Fear can be used motivationally and can quickly turn into stigmatising politics.” – Robert Peckham “Liberalism became fearful. Instead of espousing a positive future, it turned defensive.” – Robert Peckham BOOK LINK https://profilebooks.com/work/fear/ www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Alex Andreou. Producer: Liam Tait. Audio editor: Jade Bailey. Managing editor: Jacob Jarvis. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. Instagram | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:15.8	contingent and acquired. It is central to how societies are organized and
1:20.5	regulated. As soon as we recognize that fear has this acquired social and cultural dimension,
1:27.2	we concede the possibility that it may be unlearned and our response is modulated.
1:33.0	Those are the words of my guest today from his latest book Fear and
1:37.2	alternative history of the world.
1:39.4	He is a cultural historian and founder of the organization Open Cube, previously a professor of history at the
1:45.1	University of Hong Kong. He has held fellowships at Cambridge, Oxford, LSC and King's College
1:50.1	London and been a visiting scholar at NYU. Welcome to the bunker Robert Peckham.
1:55.6	Thank you very much.
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